Over the last month, we have seen quite a lot of broken windows and damaged walls in Collier Row, it seems a small minority of youngsters are running riot in out Town Cente at 04.00 in the morning, and yes i have wondered as well why they are out at that time of night.
During the recent local elections, the Collier Row & Mawneys Residents Association made the provision of CCTV a priority for Collier Row, it was not something we dreamed up, we had been campaigning for it for over 2 years.
So we were surprised at the recent outburst from Tory Councillor, Peter Gardner, who accused us of just using this as a photo opportunity, he also reminded everyone in Collier Row that we live in a safe Borough, the 3rd safest in London actually.
Well thats o.k then, as long as Cllr Gardner thinks we are all safe in Collier Row. Seeing as he is such a local chappy himself, he lives in Cranham actually, he should be safe at night when he's tucked up in bed.
This is the sort of comment you expect from someone that lives no where near Collier Row and was one of the masses bussed in by former Councillor, Alby Tebbutt and Co.
Now the Tory Council are saying they were going to provide CCTV for Collier Row all along, well funny that, if they were going to install it, where is it ? They would have done so a long time ago, they have now been shamed into action by the Collier Row & Mawneys Residents Association.
But if it means we get CCTV in Collier Row, so what. Just remember where you read it first.
As part of this years Local Democracy week, I will again be taking part in the "Im a Councillor, get me out of here" on line event. This will be the third time I have taken part, having won last year with 80% share of the vote, which is maybe why there is only one Tory taking part this year.